São Paulo board explains changes to vote on Casares’ removal request | OneFootball

Olten Ayres, president of the Deliberative Council of São Paulo, held a press conference at SuperCT to clarify some controversial political issues that the Tricolor has been facing in recent days. The leader explained the changes in the date of the vote to assess the impeachment of president Julio Casares and in the voting model.

At the request of the defense of the leader, there was a change in the quorum for the removal of the leader to be approved. Additionally, the meeting will be held 100% in person. In other words, the council members will have to attend the session at Morumbis.

“Regarding the change in quorum, it is because we have within the statute two articles that address the same issue. Article 58 establishes a quorum of 75% of the council members for topics to be approved, including the removal of the president. Article 112 establishes that two-thirds are needed for the removal to be approved. There is a contradiction. Thus, in law, the rule that most favors the person responding to any type of process prevails. This is the general moral of the law and that is why this change occurred. There was no decision based on my personal relationship with president Julio Casares, but based on the position, the function, the statute of São Paulo to which I am subject in all my decisions,” he explained.

The president of the CD assured that he exercises his function without benefiting Casares and explained the reason that led him to change the voting date for the removal of the Tricolor president by two days, which was initially to take place on January 14. According to him, it was due to a “statutory issue.”

“I am serving the interests of São Paulo because none of these decisions violated the statute of São Paulo. Why was the voting date changed? Because the basis of the vote was changed. This obliges me to issue a new call notice. Within the statute, notices must be made eight days in advance. Therefore, if I change the argument and change the notice, I am obliged to have a new date. That is why the voting date was changed, due to a statutory issue,” he continued.

“As president of the Council, I have to exercise my function without any political side, I have to exercise my function for São Paulo, without identifying which side A or B is on, and this is leading me to conduct the issue in this way. You can imagine that I must have faced pressure from all sides. At this time, it is very easy to step aside, to withdraw support or stop supporting this or that, but we do not support anyone. We are here to organize, manage, and follow what the Statute mandates. This is our position, the way we have been managing São Paulo. Sometimes in a more incisive manner, other times less, even in relation to the president of the board,” he assured.

The Change in Quorum

Initially, article 112 of the club's statute, which indicates that impeachment should occur with the approval of two-thirds of the council members, would be considered. However, Julio Casares' defense presented an interpretation to the president of the Council based on article 58, which indicates that 75% of the council members' votes are necessary for the removal to be approved.

In total, 225 council members participate in the voting. Before Casares' request, the number to approve the impeachment would be 171, based on article 112. With the change, based on article 58, 191 council members would need to vote in favor of the removal.

Why Will It Be In-Person?

Olten Ayres explained why the voting will be 100% in-person. According to the leader, only this model ensures the confidentiality of the council members' votes.

“The votes for the removal of the president concern a very delicate issue that affects the entire structure and credibility of the club, with contracts, advertising, financial matters, and so on. When it is established that the vote must be secret, we, in a more extensive interpretation, in this specific case, believe that the secret vote should entail an in-person vote. Why? This type of voting, due to its nature and importance, can lead to requests for recounts, types of challenges regarding who is or is not voting. And any type of hybrid and online nature complicates this type of supervision. In this specific case, we understand that the fact of determining a secret procedure for this vote and the importance of the matter, we cannot conduct a vote that is not in-person,” he stated.

When Will the Meeting Take Place?

The meeting for the impeachment vote of Julio Casares will take place next Friday, January 16. The first call is at 6:30 PM, while the second is scheduled for 7:00 PM. The vote will be secret and held at the Morumbis facilities.

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